Benjamin Szymczyk and Iann Gonzalez, both 19, were arrested just after 11 p.m. Wednesday night on Hartley Circle, after the sheriff's pilot, who was on a crime call, reported the laser to Volusia County deputies.

The men at first denied it was them, but then Szymczyk said he had the laser in his pocket and that it was visible more than 3 miles away, according to authorities.

Officials said there have been previous calls about a green laser light in the area, including from local deputies who had the light shined on them while investigating those calls.

The men admitted shining it at passing motorists, including deputies, in recent weeks, authorities said.

Both are charged with four counts of pointing a laser light at a pilot. Szymczyk is also charged with possession of paraphernalia and possession of cannabis.